english midterm
Terms
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- antipathy
- noun dislike or distaste
- profuse adj
- spending or giving freely
- preliminary noun
- contest before the main event
- cliche
- overused expression
- inaugurate verb
- to induct into an office varriation
- plays
- underlined
- rancorous
- adj showing deep seeded resentment
- books
- underlined
- instigate verb
- to urge provoke
- derisive
- adj characterized by
- genesis noun
- the beginning origin
- infinitesimal adj
- to small to measured
- vilify
- verb to speak of ill defame or slander
- rancor
- noun bitterness or hatefulness
- demagogue (noun)
- a political leader known for appealing to the masses whats popular rather than logic
- proceed verb
- continue
- meter
- the basic rhythmic structure of a verse
- capitulate (verb)
- to surrender after negotiating terms
- metaphor
- a comparison of two unlike things
- protract v
- to draw out
- abridge v
- to reduce duration
- stanza
- division of lines in a poem
- precede verb
- to go before in place
- institute verb
- to set up or establish typ= beginning of an organization
- terse adj
- brief
- baneful
- adj destructive or deadly
- diction
- word choice
- five senses
- taste touch sight smell hear
- apprehensive (adjective)
- viewing the future with anxiety
- chronic adj
- frequently recurring constantly weakening
- Image
- a physical likeness or representation of a person plant animal photograph
- inaugurate verb
- to induct into an office variation inauguration tpcntxt is new president
- bane
- noun a person or thing who ruins something
- acrid
- adj sharp or bitter
- affinity
- noun a natural liking to someone
- long poems
- underlined
- brevity n
- shortness of time
- acquiesce (verb)
- to submit or comply silently without protest to agree
- newspaper and magizines
- underlined
- deference (noun)
- giving someones opinion before yours
- tone
- the authors attitude towards the subject
- docile (adjective)
- easily taught
- sycophant (noun)
- a servile self-seeking flatterer
- audacious (adjective)
- speaking up against others in power
- enjambment
- the lack of completion in a sentence
- adulation
- noun flatter excessively
- tv episodes
- quotes
- succinct adj
- performed merely as a routine
- music
- an art of sound in time that expresses ideas and emotions
- revere
- verb to regard as worthy of a great honor
- narcissism
- noun excessive self love
- copious
- full of
- diffident (adjective)
- lacking of confidence in ones ability worth fitness, timid, shy
- deride
- verb to scorn or contempt
- preface/ prelude noun
- in preliminary statement in a book by the author
- inception noun
- the beginning start
- augment v
- to make larger
- undaunted (adjective)
- unharmed effort or attempt
- alliteration
- repetition or echoing of sounds
- imperial (adjective)
- pertaining to an empire of superior size or excellence
- perfunctory adj
- lacking interest and enthusiasm
- alpha noun
- most dominant typ=alphabet
- nascent adjective
- to exist or develop
- genesis noun
- the beginning origin
- chapters articles short stories
- quotes
- concrete language
- using a specific word instead of vague and general ones
- acrimony noun
- sharpness or bitterness of speech
- mood
- the readers emotional response